Improvement in toy marble rakes



A. GURNY, R. H. PIPER & H. E. WAITE. TOY MARBLE RAKE. N'o.1so,zza. Patented J'u-l 25.1 876.

N.FE|'ERS, PHOTOLITHOGRAPNER, WASHMGTON, D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED GURNY, ROBERT H. PIPER,'AND HENRY E. WAITE, OF BRIDGE- PORT, CONNECTICUT. Y

IMPROVEMENT IN TOY MARBLE RAKES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 180,226, dated July 25, 1876; application filed May 22, 1876. v I

,be set in the way of the marble passing through the notch, being tripped by the striking of the marble against it. On being raised it exposes the number of the notch to view, thus showing the count toward game, the

'number being concealed while the tablet is set.

Without these numbered tablets there is always uncertainty as to which notch the marbles go through, leading to disputes, which will be entirely avoided by this contrivance.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of our improved marble-rake, and Fig. 2 is a transverse section, taken on line a; 00. T

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. fl

' A is the bar or plate, having notches B in one edge, to be held on the ground for shooting marbles through, and with which we propose to combine the number-tablets 0, instead of placing the numbers on the side of the plate, as heretofore, and we fix them with a spring, D, and a guide, E, to throw and guide scribed.

them up; also, with acatch, F, and a stud- 1 pin, G, to hold theindown, so to conceal the numbers within the plate, through which contrivance ot' number-tablets with the marble-rake, to be made by the striking of the marbles, to show the number'of the notches to counted.

Having thus described our invention, we claiinvas new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The improved marble-rake, herein set forth, consisting of the plate A, having notches B and spring-tablets G D, arranged to be dis-- engaged by the impact of the marble, and display their numbers, substantially as de- ALFRED GURNY. ROBT. H. PIPER. HENRY E. WAITE. 'Winesses for PIPER and WAITE:

T. B. MOSHER, O. SEDGWIGK. Witnesses for A. GURNY: WM. A. NELsoN, JOHN BURKE. 

